Print Gakol 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, café menus, greeting cards, playful, handmade, friendly, casual, lively, handmade feel, casual branding, display impact, friendly voice, diy texture, brushy, textured, rounded, bouncy, organic.
A handwritten print style with thick, brush-like strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly irregular with subtle wobble and tapered joins that suggest marker or dry-brush pressure. Proportions are generally narrow with compact counters, and spacing is lively rather than strictly uniform, creating an energetic rhythm in text. The lowercase is simple and legible with a straightforward, single-storey feel, while numerals share the same chunky, hand-drawn construction.
Works best for short to medium-length text where a handcrafted look is desired—posters, display headlines, product labels, café menus, and social graphics. It can also suit greeting cards and playful branding, especially when used at larger sizes where the brush texture and lively spacing read as intentional character.
The overall tone feels warm, informal, and approachable, with a spirited, DIY personality. Its uneven stroke edges and buoyant shapes give it a conversational, human voice suited to cheerful and relaxed messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident hand lettering with a brush or marker, prioritizing personality and immediacy over geometric precision. It aims to provide an informal display voice that feels personal, energetic, and approachable in promotional and lifestyle contexts.
In longer samples the texture becomes more apparent: repeated stems vary slightly in width and edge smoothness, which adds charm but also increases visual noise at small sizes. Capitals are assertive and attention-grabbing, and the round forms (O, Q, 0) read as dense, inked-in shapes that reinforce a bold, poster-like presence.